The Party as the Kingmaker: The Death of Kim Jong Il and its Consequences for North Korea
Kim Jong Il is no more. The state news agency KCNA reported that he died on his train on …
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The Security Challenges of North Korean Collapse: A Conversation with Bruce Bennett and Jennifer Lind
This fall, International Security (October 2011) published Bruce Bennett and Jennifer Lind’s …
Harbinger or Hoax: A First Painting of Kim Jong Un?
Ever since Kim Jong Un was introduced to the public in late September 2010—when he was first …
Suicidal, Calculating, or Constrained? Yeonpyeong Island and North Korea’s Motives
If I were slightly more egocentric, I would suspect that Kim Jong Il always waits until I …